Exhaust Opinions

[bonemanrides]

Year: 2004
Exhaust setup: Magnaflow Y-pipe
Mufflers: Magnaflow
Pros: Not "ricey" in my opinion... actually, the exhaust note is very reminiscent of the olde British inline 6's (i.e. Triumph and Jaguar). Yes... I'm that friggin' old. Rather subdued at idle and under light acceleration, they open up very nicely when you get on the trhottle. Seems like I'm getting a little more torque in the mid and upper ranges.
Cons: Could be a little more clearance between the pipe and the driveshaft. If I crest a hill followed by a dip and unload the suspension, the driveshaft does contact the exhaust.
Sound clip: N/A

[SWISS STANG V6]

Year: 1994
Exhaust setup: Flowmaster true dual cat-back 2 1/2" "FORCE II" system
Mufflers: Flowmaster FORCE II
Pros: Deep sound at idle (much better than expected) and accelerating / cruising.
Cons: none
Sound clip:

[iceman35]

Year: 2004
Exhaust setup: True duals, 2.25" pipes, cut after cats, H pipe, 3.5" rolled tips
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40 series
Pros: Decent sound. About what i expected. Nice and deep idle, and not too loud when crusing highway speeds. Not ricey at all IMO. Noticed a little bit more get-up-and-go in the higher revs.
Cons: Pipes were too close to rear axle so it hit over large bumps, maybe lost a little in lower revs, nothing big by any means.
Sound clip: N/A

[BirminghamStang]

Year: 2004
Exhaust setup: MAC Cat-Back
Mufflers: Flowpaths
Pros: Sounds great when revving and at idle has a nice low rumble to it...does not drone on highway
Cons: doesnt seem as loud as you get into higher rmps

[SAvoltage]

Year: 1996 V6 Slowmatic
Exhaust Setup: Flowmaster Delta 40's with Custom H-Pipe and No Cats
Pros: Very Nice Idle and Sounds Amazing till 3500 RPM then gets raspy.
Cons: Raspy at 3500 RPM +
Clip: Attached (gonna have to turn up the sound hard to make a clip solo)

[Mustang71Lover]

Year: 2003
Exhaust setup: 2.5" True Dual, custom fab with catted H-pipe
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40s
Pros: Sounds great, deep, everything I wanted from an exhaust set-up.
Cons: Not loud enough to really rule the street, looking to get rid of a few cats in the future.
Sound clip: Look in attachments

[BToohey44]

Year: 2003
Exhaust setup: 2.5" Y-Pipe Flowmaster Bolt-On kit
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40s
Pros: Sounds great at idle and accelerating. Looks good. Pretty easy installation.
Cons: A little to quiet for my taste but it'll do.
Sound clip: n/a

[greensteeda]

Year: 2002
Exhaust setup: Mac LT headers O/R h-pipe, Mac flowpath cat-back
Mufflers: Mac Flowpath
Pros: WOW great deep sound. quiet inside and not dronny. when your just driving around its quiet and has a deep mean tone but when you go WOT...lets just say you will raise the dead
Cons: Just a little raspy from 3000-4000 RPM, very time consuming and moderately difficult to install.
Sound clip: Sound File
video - http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...59773946808736

[jcoile]

Year: 2001
Exhaust setup: stock until after cats, 2.25 in. custom dual no crossover
Mufflers: Flowmaster Delta 50's #942453
Pros: Great, deep, not too loud (didn't want loud) but plenty of sound, good sound all the way up the RPMs - no rice
Cons: Probably too quiet for some, sound thins out above ~ 3500 RPMs (good and bad). But it's perfect to me.
Sound clip: not yet

[bobjones]

Year: 2002
Exhaust setup: gt take-offs, no crossover
Mufflers: gt take-offs
Pros: I think it sounds really great at lower rpms (1500-3000). Doesn't get ricey at all.
Cons: Probably too quiet for a lot of people. Engine revving overpowers the exhaust sound over ~3500 rpms. At idle you probably can't tell the difference between stock exhaust and the takeoffs.
Sound clip: not yet

[Duke]

Year: 1998
Exhaust setup: Spintech 2 1/4' Dual side exit
Mufflers: Spintech Side Exit
Pros: Very deep down low, really nice idle. Very throaty throught the entire rpm range. I opted for the Cobra R tips and have no regrets
Cons: Sits kinda low, scraping
Sound clip: not yet

[Jarryd]

Year: 1998
Exhaust setup: stock headers, true duals GT takeoff Pipes
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40s
Pros: much louder than stock, deeper than expected and the dual 3" tips look great
Cons: not loud enough at idle and makes weird puffing noises out the tips.
sound clip: http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....tang%20v6&p=21

[clutchsix]

Year: 2001
Exhaust setup: GT Take-Off's w/ Pacesetter H-Pipe Adapter
Mufflers: GT Take-Off's
Pros: A little louder, deeper, and more mellow than stock. Gained some nice power in the upper range.
Cons: I Wish it was a little louder.
Sound clip: None

[blue2002]

Year: 2002
Exhaust Setup: Custom 2 1/4" mandrel bent true duals with SS 3 inch tips
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40's
Pros: Sounds great at idle and especially at a cold start. Not too loud but just enough for my liking. Down low in the rpm's it has a very low bassy and grumbly tone. Not ricey or tinny sounding at all. Extremely happy wiht the setup.
Cons: A little drone at 1800 rpm's but its not a problem with the manual trans.
Sound Clip: N/A

[yellowtang]

Year: 2004
Exhaust Setup: GT takeoff, True duals
Muffler: Magnaflows
Pros: Nice deep rumble, Musclecar sound. Great at startup. No annoying drone. Never sounds ricey.
Cons: Not as loud as i would like.
Sound Clip: N/A

[JDR]

Year: 1999
Exhaust Setup: Stock headers, Pypes 2.5" O/R X-pipe, custom mandrel bent 2.5" pipe after the X-pipe.
Mufflers: Flowtech warlocks w/ bypass
Pros: Sounds great on start-up and idle. Not too loud inside the car even at WOT, and just alittle drone when cruising. Very deep Idle with the bypass cap removed (but doesn't sound that great), don’t know how it sounds at WOT with the cap removed, haven’t tried it yet
Cons: X-pipe didn't fit to well, the exhaust shop had to modify it slightly for it to fit correctly (still has a slight leak where it attaches to the headers on the passenger side) Was hoping for more of a muscle car sound at WOT, sounds more like an exotic (not rice), but overall I'm still pretty happy with how it sounds. Caps are a pain to remove because of where there located at (have to back the car onto ramps so I can reach the wing nuts that hold the caps on). Also, the front o2 sensor wires needed to be extended to reach.
Sound Clip: attached

[KyleMustang16]

Year: 1998
Exhaust setup: Stock Headers, Stock Cats, Exhaust-Shop 2.25'' Piping (?), Flow 40s, Black Chrome Tips from Ractive.
Mufflers: Flowmaster Original 40s
Pros: Great investment, well worth it. I think it's perfect, because I can hear it great with the windows down and stereo off or low, and if I gun it with the windows up, but as soon as I turn my stereo up really loud, it becomes unnoticable (to me). I love it. Spent $415+tax. $60 for each muffler, $40 for each tip, and $215 for the pipes, hangers, and work form an exhaust shop.
Cons: Should've gotten it sooner. Oh, and it's not a V8. But I like it.
Sound clip: N/A

[Rellik]

Year: 1998
Exhaust setup: Stock Headers, Stock Cats, GT-Takeoffs
Mufflers: Original GT takeoff mufflers
Pros: If you want the look and are not too worried about the sound, it's great. Sound is a little deeper than stock, but not by much. It didnt cost a lot, and it looks great.
Cons: The sound. It's not as loud as some others I've heard, but it is the quietest dual exhaust system that you can get for the price. Felt a little drop in launching acceleration.
Sound clip: (Videos range from 4-8 megs)
Stock Video Driveby (Comparison Reasons only)

GT Takeoffs Driveby

[tclark22]

Year: 2004
Exhaust setup: magnaflow catback system
Mufflers: magnaflow
Pros: It sounds really good when you start it up. It is loud between 1800-3500rm then it mellows out to a nice even constant tone. magnaflow put together a great catback system that looks as good as it sounds.
Cons: It is not the best on gas milage so far. System really low to ground, makes me scrape almost all of my school speed bumps.
Sound Clip: Exhaust

[bhzmafia]

Year: 1998
Setup: Stock Headers,Flowmaster 40 with turndowns, Cattless H-Pipe,
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40
Pros: Deep Rumble on low end, Love the cruising sound
Cons:Gets too hit pitched when i mash it
Sound Clip: http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0...H3GDPSV37XY0ED
Sound Clip 2:http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...M0UHYXI5O9DDX8

[N_terst8]

Year: 2000
Exhaust setup: Stock Headers, Stock Cats, GT-Takeoffs
Mufflers: Original GT takeoff mufflers
Pros: Sounds Great!!! I love it I couldn't stop driving it after I put it on my car. Its not the "wake the neighbors" noisy but still can turn a few heads oddly enough.
Cons: Acceleration did drop slightly. Almost too quiet at idle. could be a tiny bit louder...
Sound clip: N/A

[SyStEmPhReAk]

Year: 2003
Exhaust setup: GT Takeoffs, no crossover, true duals
Mufflers: Flowmaster 40's Original
Pros: Deep rumble at cold startup, much loader than stock, nice throaty tone when car has been running for a while
Cons: Would like it to be a little deeper and louder...especially at idle, could definitely be louder at idle.
Sound clip: N/A

[Flamestang97]

Year: 97
Exhaust setup: custom H pipe, duals
Mufflers: heddman turbos
Pros: very deep decently loud tone to 2500rpm, then screams. No annoying buzz.
Cons: Could be a little louder higher in the rpms.
Sound clip: http://users.mwhq.net/Flamestang97/IMG_0001.ASF

[tedness]

Year: 1999
Exhaust Setup: Custom 2.25" True Duals
Mufflers: "Turbo" Mufflers
Pros: Sounds best in the middle of the RPM range at WOT, nice low idle, but engine sound takes over above 4000RPMs
Cons: Doesn't sound mean enough and at certain RPMs sounds like a deep import exhaust
Sound Clip: N/A

[pdub42]

Year: 1997
Exhaust setup: stock headers and cats, flowmaster true duels
Mufflers: flowmaster original 40 series
Pros: very nice sound even at high rpm's it does not turn ricey
Cons: idle needs to be a little louder
Sound clip: v6 idle and rev

[Goin2shock]

Year:1996 Mustang 5-speed
Exhaust setup:Mac y-pipe kit (catback)
Mufflers:Mac Flowpaths
Pros:I love the sound, slash cut rolled SS tips, and the durablack coating.
Cons:Not loud enough, mellows at 2-2.5 RMP, installation was fustrating
Sound clip:N/A

[232-MUSTANG]

Year: 2001
Exhaust setup: Duals with an h-pipe, cat back, all custom made
Mufflers: Flowmaster
Pros:Love the sound, does not get raspy or ricey in higher rpm's, it just gets better. has a good rumbly idle
Cons:idle is a little too quiet for my taste, doesnt get loud untill about 2500 rpm.
Sound clip:Exhaust Video

[siLvEr2000sTanG]

Year:2000 Mustang 5-speed v6
Exhaust setup:gt takeoffs
Mufflers:Borla pro xs
Pros:Great startup, very deep when accelerating and listening to it inside car while while driving. Good low rumble while idling
Cons:Wish it was a tad louder. THe gt takeoffs were installed so ones 1/2 inch longer than the other. Was kinda pricey but worth it.
Sound clip: NA

[Grimmz]

Year:2003 V6 Mustang Manual Trans.
Exhaust Set Up: SpinTech Dual Side Exit Exhaust
Pros: Sound Really Nice when driving. The Side Exit gets attention and it something new. For V6's It's even better because it works well with the rear bumper. Sound pretty nice all the way through the rev. (not like a V8, but nice). By far one of the best sounding (stock Engine) V6 exhaust i've heard.
Cons: Scraps alot where the tail-pipe bend down due to the car being lowered. Is not that incredibly loud at start up. Could be a little more throatier in my opinion.
Sound Clips: Start-Up, Rev, Walk Around , Drive By

[justintreece]

Year: 1996
Exhaust setup: True duals with custom 3in. x-pipe
Mufflers: 2 chamber, 40 series flowmasters
Pros: Sounds great on the outside and inside when idling or above 2,000 rpms.
Cons: Is to loud on the inside around 2,000 rpms with a real deep tone.
Sound clip: N/A